picture Body color: Bright red w/ black areas on fins and body, dark spot on posterior part of spinous dorsal fin; gill chamber mostly dark. Maximum length: 15 in (38 cm) Peritoneum color: light w/ spots Maximum depth: 960 fm (1755 m) Shape between eyes: concave Common depth: 167-875 fm (305-1775 m) Counts: D:XV-XVII,8-10, Ar:4-6, P1:22-24, GR:21-26, LLp:28-32, LLs:32-38, V:29 Similar species: Shortspine Thornyhead - dorsal spine 3 shorter than 4; pectoral fin w/ strong notch; gill chamber mostly pale; dorsal spines typically 16 (typically 15 in ). Broadbanded Thornyhead - ventral pectoral rays highly branched, lobe-like; body deeper. Aleutian Scorpionfish (genus Adelosebastes) - cheek spines 1-2, weak; lower pectoral rays fingerlike; head spines very large; body deep. Other Rockfishes (genus Sebastes) - cheek spines absent; pectoral fin wedge-shaped w/out notch; body deep; dorsal spines 12-15 (15-17 in ). Distribution: Gulf of Alaska - Baja California
Occurence: Gulf of Alaska - Baja California
Depth: 1755 meters Size: 38 cm
Species code: 30030